The Darker Side of Social Entrepreneuring

Last month, I was on my way back from a work trip in Stockholm. I was flying back via Dubai, where I grew up. Where my sister currently…

Wardha, The Other World

Ulhas Masaji sat down at the table across from me with two, white A4 sheets. He took out his pen that had been neatly tucked in the heart…

Moving Back In With The ‘Rents

I remember when I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get out of my Mum and Dad’s house and be free, be independent, and “become a man”. And I…

Entrepreneuring

The toughest days so far have not been the longest ones. They have been the ones filled with anxiety. Where control seems like an illusion.…

Narratives

I don’t have anything significant to say these days. Or maybe, saying “significant” stuff doesn’t cut it anymore. I could paint a perfectly…

The Best Books I Read In 2020

I feel like books have a way of shaping the journey of our minds. And there are certain books that drop in at just the right time,…

A Final Restart?

I’m currently locked out of my bathroom. The locksmith is an hour or so away, familiar with where I live and what he needs to do, because…

Aurangabad, Pune, Mumbai, Ups, Downs

Have you heard of the difference between causal reasoning and effectual reasoning? Well I hadn’t either. But when I did, it gave me…

My “Custom MBA”: Way More For Way Less

I quit the corporate world to pursue purpose in the social impact space. But I knew nothing about social impact. So, I thought of…

Spoken Word & Me

Stream on other platforms? Spoken Word & Me I happened upon spoken word poetry through my sister. She sent me this TED…

Where Do I Start?

I have been on a nervy adventure of starting a social enterprise focused on multidimensional poverty here in India. For those that have…

Who Are The Poor Of India?

Ever since I quit the corporate world, the story I have been telling myself is that I want to work on uplifting the poorest. I am…